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L. PENTZ.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 357,966. Pat ted Feb. l5, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

LEVI PENTZ, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MICHAEL W. OBERLIN,OF SAME PLAGE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,966, dated February15, 1887.

Application filed September 8, 1886. Serial No. 212,970.

T0 all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, LEVI PENTZ, a citizen of the United States, residingat Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters and gures of reference markedthereon7 in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing machineattached to a washboard and in position for use. Fig. 2is a perspectiveview showing Wash-board detached.

The present invention has relation to washing-machines; and its natureconsists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figureofthe drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the wash-board, which may beof any desired kind, and may be made in the ordinary manner. To the sidepieces or back of the wash-board A is securely attached the bar B bymeans of suitable screws or their equivalents. To the ends of the bar Bare securely attached the posts or standards C C, said posts orstandards being substantially of the form shown in the drawings, and, asshown, their top or upper ends are provided with the balls D D. Saidballs may be formed integral with the posts or standards O O, or theymay be made separate and attached in any convenient manner. The balls orheads D D are provided with the apertures a, which are for the purposeof receiving the pins b, as shown in the drawings. The pins b areprovided with the balls or heads E, said balls or heads being providedwith the apertures e, which are for the purpose of guiding and holdingthe arms F. To the bottom or lower ends of the arms F is securelyattached the cross barxG, which may (No model.)

cross-bar G is provided'with the semicircular block H, which issubstantially of the form shown in thedrawings. Thissemicircularblock Hmay be formed integral with the cross-bar G, or it may be made separateand attached in any well-known manner. The rubbing-surface of thesern'icircular block H is properly covered with the rubber covering I,said covering being provided with the grooves J, said grooves extendingdiagonally across the surface, as shown in Fig. 2. The object andpurpose of having the grooves extend diagonally across the covering I isto provide a better rubbingsurface by throwing the ribs of a wash-boardout of line, thereby providing an angular pressure upon the clothing,and betterremoving the dirt therefrom. The handle K is locatedsubstantially as shown, and is for the purpose of operating the machine.

For the purpose of holding the different parts in proper position thespring-keys J are provided, which are located substantially as shown inthe drawings.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a common washboard, A, having attached thereto thebar B, of the posts or standards G C, provided with the heads or balls DD, the pins b, provided with the heads or balls E, said heads or balls Ebeing provided with the apertures e, the arms F, passing through theapertures e, the cross-bar G, provided with the semicircular block H,and having its rubbing-surface covered with rubber or like elasticmaterial, having diagonal grooves J, and the handle K, all arrangedsubstantiall y as described, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

LEVI PENTZ.

W'itnesses:

CHARLIE PEN'rz, H. H. PENTZ.

